Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Victory I-class Star Destroyer

The Victory I-class Star Destroyer was a Clone Wars era Star Destroyer that was replaced by the iconic Imperial-class Star Destroyer due to its slow speed - which made it a poor choice for space combat. Here is its Wookiepedia entry.

The later Victory II-class was an attempt to salvage the basic model by installing better engines. While the newer engines increased the ship's speed over the previous variant, it wasn't enough compared to newer and more advanced models of Star Destroyer.

By the time of the Empire it was relegated to  planetary defence and bombardment missions, or was sent to lower priority systems that did not merit and ISD. It was sometimes also used in the role of heavy frigate.

Since bombardment does not play a huge role in Empire at War: FoC, it should be used mainly for planetary defence. In space combat it should remain near space stations and other platforms to protect them. There the VSD's speed limitations will not matter and its relative large turbolaser and missile complement can work their wonders.

Role: Planetary bombardment and planetary defence
Size: 900 metres
Speed: 20 MGLT
Shielding: 3200 SBD
 Main Battery: 10 Light Quad Turbolaser Batteries
Secondary Weapons: 40 Light Double Turbolaser Batteries, 80 Concussion Missile Tubes, 10 Tractor Beam Projectors
Anti-Fighter Weapons: None
Complement: 2 Squadrons of TIE Fighters
Availability: Tech Level 0

I am currently using the default model for testing purposes, if you have a more appropriate model please let me know.

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